Reduced- vs. Conventional Tillage Practices in Cotton and Tobacco: a Comparison of Insect Populations and Yields in Northeastern South Carolina, 1977–197912
- 1 December 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 74 (6), 688-695
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/74.6.688
Abstract
Destructive and beneficial insect populations were monitored in reduced- and conventional tillage systems for cotton and tobacco for 3 years in plots located on the Pee Dee Experiment Station, Dargan Farm, Darlington County, S.C. Seasonal insect populations on plants in the two tillage systems were not significantly different, but records of emergence from soil indicated more Heliothis spp. moths were found in reduced-tillage plots than in conventionally tilled plots. Yield records for the two crops showed no significant differences between the two tillage systems.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Heliothis 1 spp.: Behavior of Prepupae and Emergence of Adults from Different Soils at Different Moisture Levels 2Environmental Entomology, 1979
- Pattern of Emergence of Adult Heliothis1 from Fields Planted to Cotton, Corn, Tobacco, and Soybeans 23Environmental Entomology, 1976